Toronto, Ontario – Electric vehicles have had a longstanding reputation for being way more expensive to repair after an accident than ICE vehicles. However, a recent study shows that this may not be entirely true, and that the data may be skewed.
In a recent study made by collision repair software company Mitchell, the average cost of repairing a non-Tesla EV is just $269 higher than the industry average.
Tesla vehicles skew the data higher. If a Tesla crashes, it costs, on average, $1,347 more than other electric vehicles to repair.
Some of these added costs for average, non-Tesla EVs come from the additional labour required by technicians to isolate the battery pack.
By comparison, Teslas have these costs, on top of additional charges needed to perform sensor replacements and recalibrations.
Two further aspects skewing the reputation and data surrounding EVs have nothing to do with the vehicles themselves.
The first includes the fact that EVs are newer technology and so costs of repairs have yet to equalize.
The second reason is that EVs tend to be more expensive overall.
However, these gaps are closing. Collision repair shops continue to get better at repairing EVs, while more manufacturers get better at building EVs for both now and in the future.
